John Oliver will take over as guest host of The Daily Show w
ith Jon Stewart and will serve as host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winni
ng series for the eight weeks of original episodes that are scheduled duri
ng Jon Stewart’s hiatus. Oliver joined “The Daily Show” in 2006 as a write
r and correspondent. As a result of his popularity\, Oliver was asked to w
rite and star in his own one hour stand-up special\, Terrifying Times\, wh
ich premiered in April 2008 on Comedy Central and was subsequently release
d on DVD.